Typically, names are repeated every six years. But once a hurricane becomes deadly, the name is retired from the list.

Milton came on the heels of Helene, bringing high winds, flooding and tornadoes to cause $34.3 billion in damage, almost all of it in Florida. Beryl, which in June because the earliest Category 5 storm to form in a season, killed 68 people in the United States, Grenada, Venezuela, Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The World Meteorological Organization has officially retired Helene and Milton hurricane names due to their devastating impacts in 2024.